Sector mix
Artificial Intelligence (AI) topped the month with 13 rounds. Two sectors deep is usually enough for a founder deck “competitive landscape” slide — use the links below rather than a generic Google search.
September 2026
September 2026: 74 rounds, Artificial Intelligence led
VC Dekho editorial
September 2026: 74 rounds, Artificial Intelligence led
74Rounds publishedSeptember 2026
32%Early-stage sharePre-seed + seed labels
Artificial IntelligenceTop sector13 rounds
BengaluruTop city30 rounds
Summary
This report summarises 74 startup funding notices VC Dekho collected for September 2026. We are not guessing market size — every number here comes from a public disclosure with a date, and usually a company name, amount, or investor list.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) was the busiest sector label (13 rounds, 18% of the month). 3one4 Capital appeared on more notices than any other matched fund. That pattern is what founders should copy into a research sprint: read the deals, then open the funds.
About 32% of notices carried a pre-seed or seed stage label — useful if you are raising a first institutional cheque and want proof points from the same month.
What VC Dekho observed
Geography
Bengaluru led city tags with 30 notices. Metro concentration is normal in India; if you are outside the top city, anchor your story to sector and stage instead of pretending geography is evenly spread.
Investor activity
3one4 Capital led matched fund mentions (3 rounds). Treat that as a research queue, not an endorsement — open the profile, check stage and sector fit, then decide who to email.
Largest disclosed round
SiMa.ai published $150.00 Mn (Series C). Even if you are raising a smaller cheque, read the notice for investor names you can trace into the directory.
By the numbers
Each figure includes what it measures and what it does not — so you can cite the report without over-claiming.
74Notices published
Public disclosures VC Dekho captured with a date in this month.
+15 (+25%)Vs prior month
Compared with 59 notices in August 2026. Moves reflect disclosure volume in our feed, not a full market census.
68 / 6 hidAmount disclosed
68 notices named a round size; 6 left amount undisclosed on the public notice.
$824.1MPublished size (est.)
Rough USD total from 68 notices with parseable amounts. Median deal about $1.6M. Use for direction, not accounting.
74%Named a stage
55 of 74 notices included a stage label (pre-seed, seed, Series A, etc.).
96%Named investors
71 notices listed at least one investor. Empty fields mean the source stayed silent — we do not infer.
Compare with August 2026 report (59 notices).
When notices landed (by week of month)
Month-on-month volume
September 2026 logged 74 dated notices in VC Dekho, up from 59 in August 2026 (+25% change).
Treat that as disclosure rhythm in public sources, not proof that fewer companies raised. Late filings, quiet PR, and undisclosed amounts all show up as “missing” months before they appear in the feed.
For side-by-side context, open the August 2026 report and compare sector and investor leaderboards — that is usually more actionable than the headline count alone.
Artificial Intelligence led sector tags
Artificial Intelligence (AI) appeared on 13 notices (18% of the month). Founders in that wedge can use these comps in outreach; founders outside it should explain why their market is different, not ignore the pattern.
In August 2026, Artificial Intelligence (AI) led with 9 notices — watch whether leadership rotated or the same sector stayed hot.
Bengaluru led geography tags
Bengaluru was tagged on 30 notices. Metro concentration is normal in Indian disclosures; tier-2 raises exist but show up less often in public text.
If you are not in Bengaluru, anchor your fundraise story on sector and stage fit, and pull investor names from rounds in your actual city via the funding feed filters.
Stage mix
The most common stage label was “Seed” (18 notices). 24 notices looked early-stage (pre-seed or seed).
Stage fields are only as good as the press release — use them to filter comps, not to judge whether a company is “really” Series A.
Full deal list (largest published amounts first)
Every row links to the round page. Matched funds link to directory profiles.
| Company | Amount | Stage | City | Sector | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SiMa.ai30 Sep 2026 | $150.00 Mn | Series C | Bengaluru | Information Technology | Fidelity Management & Research Company, Amplify Partners, Dell Technologies Capital, Alter Venture Partners |
| Pixxel7 Sep 2026 | $100.00 Mn | Series C | Bengaluru | Artificial Intelligence | GrowX Ventures, Seraphim Space Investment, Radical Ventures, 360 ONE Asset |
| Ultraviolette23 Sep 2026 | $85.00 Mn | Not listed | Bengaluru | Automobile | Lip-Bu Tan (Chairman Walden International), TDK Ventures |
| Ema24 Sep 2026 | $77.00 Mn | Series B | Bengaluru | Artificial Intelligence | Creaegis, Accel, Prosus Ventures, S32 |
| Linux Laboratories30 Sep 2026 | $70.00 Mn | Not listed | Chennai | Pharmaceutical | ChrysCapital, Tata Capital |
| Nua7 Sep 2026 | $50.00 Mn | Series C | Mumbai | Healthcare | Filter Capital, Mirabilis Investment Trust |
| Flam17 Sep 2026 | $40.00 Mn | Series B | Bengaluru | Advertising and Media | Claypond Capital, Martin Chavez, Olivier Pomel, Venky Harinarayan |
| HerSpace Manufacturing8 Sep 2026 | $40.00 Mn | Not listed | Bengaluru | Corporate Solutions | Gray Matters Capital |
| Yuma Energy1 Sep 2026 | $35.00 Mn | Series A | Bengaluru | Automobile | Magna International |
| Swish7 Sep 2026 | $24.00 Mn | Series B | Bengaluru | Online Service Provider | Accel, Bain Capital, Hara Global Capital |
| Gravity Design30 Sep 2026 | $15.00 Mn | Not listed | Mumbai | Retail | Infoedge Ventures, 3one4 Capital, Alteria Capital, Genesia Ventures |
| Piston11 Sep 2026 | $15.00 Mn | Series A | Chennai | Financial Services | Spark Capital, Pear VC |
| Cradlewise3 Sep 2026 | $12.00 Mn | Series A | Pune | Artificial Intelligence | 3one4 Capital, Prudent Investment |
| Arivihan30 Sep 2026 | $10.20 Mn | Series A | Bengaluru | Automobile | Prosus Ventures, Dinesh Agarwal (Indiamart), Dinesh Gulati (Indiamart), Rajesh Sawhney (GSF) |
| Carrum Mobility10 Sep 2026 | $10.00 Mn | Series B | [●] | Logistics | Uber |
Sectors this period
Cities this period
Stages this period
Funds writing the most cheques
Ranked by disclosed round mentions — click through for thesis, cheque size, and partners.
Startups to study
Open a company for investors named on the notice, then jump to fund profiles.
$150.00 Mn.SiMa.aiStageSeries CInvestorsFidelity Management & Research Company, Amplify PartnersInformation Technology
$100.00 Mn.PixxelStageSeries CInvestorsGrowX Ventures, Seraphim Space InvestmentArtificial Intelligence (AI)
$85.00 Mn.
UltravioletteStageNot listedInvestorsLip-Bu Tan (Chairman Walden International), TDK VenturesAutomobile
$77.00 Mn.EmaStageSeries BInvestorsCreaegis, AccelArtificial Intelligence (AI)
$70.00 Mn.Linux LaboratoriesStageNot listedInvestorsChrysCapital, Tata CapitalPharmaceutical
$50.00 Mn.NuaStageSeries CInvestorsFilter Capital, Mirabilis Investment TrustHealthcareIf you are raising next
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Founder takeaway
What to do with this
For September 2026, Artificial Intelligence led disclosed activity and 3one4 Capital was the most repeated fund name. Founders raising now should mirror that research path: open comparable deals, trace investors into the directory, then outreach only after stage and cheque fit look real.
Cite this report
According to VC Dekho’s disclosed funding tracker, 74 startup rounds were published in September 2026; top sectors: Artificial Intelligence (AI) (13), Healthcare (11), Automobile (6); most active investors: 3one4 Capital, AJVC, Infoedge Ventures. Source: vcdekho.com/funding/reports/2026-09.